Since the attack in Paris on 23 December, when Emine Kara (Evîn Goyî), Mehmet Şirin Aydın (Mîr Perwer) and Abdurrahman Kızıl were killed and three other people were injured, a justice vigil has been held at the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Centre in memory of the victims. Flowers are laid at the scene in front of the Kurdish association, and a memorial table with photos of the three victims is placed in the premises. A book of condolence contains entries in many different languages.

The cultural centre is visited by many people every day. The Kurdish community cooks food for the relatives of the martyrs and the guests every day. There are also flowers in front of the Kurdish restaurant Avesta opposite, where the musician Mîr Perwer died. Members of the Democratic Kurdish Council in France (CDK-F) look after the guests and inform those present about current developments.

Among the guests are people of all ages and origins. A woman from Tunisia lights a candle in front of the cultural centre and tells us that she has lived in Paris for twenty years and has always worked with Kurds in the textile sector. "I like the Kurds and feel this terrible attack as an attack on myself," she says, lights a candle and continues walking. Another woman showing her sympathy is Suzy Rojtman, spokesperson for the French Women's Coordination. Many visitors come to the cultural centre with signs saying "Je suis Evîn" (I am Evîn).

Like the murdered Evîn Goyî, Zübeyir Aydar is a member of the KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Executive Council. During his visit to the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Centre, he expressed his condolences to the relatives of the martyrs and said: "We are a people at war and fighting against a brutal enemy. We are proud of our martyrs and will continue their struggle. It is alleged that it was a racist lone perpetrator. It wasn't. It was not a coincidence, but a targeted attack. The real target was Comrade Evîn. The perpetrator allegedly said that he was angry with the Kurds because they did not kill the ISIS terrorists but captured them. Evîn fought against ISIS, was wounded in the process and came to Paris for treatment. And she, of all people, was targeted and shot. I offer my condolences to all our people. The struggle of the martyrs continues."

Another visitor is Franck Papazian, spokesman of the Armenian association CCAF. He condoles with the relatives of the dead and puts his book "The Erdogan Danger" in the library of the cultural centre. "We have seen the hostile policy of the Turkish state in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). The attack on the Kurdish community in Paris is, in my opinion, a terrorist attack. The attack may have been committed with racist motives, but that does not mean it was not a terrorist attack. We know the power of the Turkish Secret Service. The perpetrator may have been recruited in prison for the attack."